Full Moon

I was driving home from an event on Saturday evening and I was struck by how big and full the moon was. Time goes by so fast because I felt like the moon was just full like a week ago. Anyway, according to the lunar calendar, the peak of fullness was actually last night. So I thought today would be as good as any to do some moon salutations.

I wouldn't say I'm really into the cosmic universe - astronomy was never really my thing. But the more I think about it, the more it has naturally always fascinated me. How the moon can pull ocean tides. How it seems to pull babies out (ask any maternity ward!). How everybody's a little crazier during a full moon. I'm reading a book right now that was set in the early 1800s and people really have always set their daily, monthly and annual calendars by the moon. I've heard of women syncing up their cycles to the moon (which could explain the rise in births) but I've never really tested that out personally.

Today, I did a series of moon salutations. I just started mechanically doing them and then I got totally lost in it. It became a meditation of sorts. I let Allie, the Journey Junkie, cue me through it and she was talking a lot about forgiveness and gratitude. Always good lessons, I wasn't really connecting personally with either of those messages this morning. So I just listened and practiced and flowed.

I never did hear much more re: forgiveness or gratitude, although great reminders. But I truly did feel more connected with the world around me after opening myself up to the moon. As the moon bares her all to us, so shall I bear myself to the moon. I feel calmer, more relaxed, and totally at peace after my practice. I feel that maybe I've preemptively prepared myself to offer forgiveness and gratitude. And I think that's my yogic journey. To fill myself so full of light and gratitude and forgiveness and yamas and niyamas that I am never empty. So if you hear something today and it's not resonating right now, save it. While the moon shines full, bottle up that light she gives and use it when it gets dark.

The light in me shines and honors the light in you.

Namaste.